History of Guide Dogs

Man's domestication of dogs coincides with the evolution of early breeds of dogs about 150,000 years ago. The first special relationship between a dog and a blind person is lost in the mists of time, but perhaps the earliest recorded example is depicted in a first-century AD mural in the buried ruins of Roman Heculaneum.

Would a Guide Dog Help Me?

There are approximately 80 IGDF member organisations around the world. Contact a Guide Dog organisation that services your area by following the links on this website and speak to them about how a Guide Dog can help you. You do not have to be totally blind to benefit from a Guide Dog.